Palacios' agent: "He wanted to go at any cost to Inter Milan, which was his dream"
Francisco Hernandez, agent of Tomas Palacios spoke exclusively on Inter-News.it
Francisco Hernandez, agent of Tomas Palacios, an Argentine boy who arrived at Inter Milan on the last day of the transfer market, spoke exclusively on Inter-News.it.
The negotiations had some small delays due to mainly bureaucratic issues. How did Palacios experience these moments?
They were hard times, but they are part of the profession, it is an experience more, that, had a happy ending. Surely Tomas Palacios always continued to train hard and with a lot of confidence that everything would go well.
Palacios had some fear that the negotiation might not go well or was he always confident?
He always had confidence and tranquility, we are very grateful to the Sporting Director Piero (Ausilio, ndr) and all the people of Inter Milan for patience during the whole negotiation and the trust that they have transmitted to us all, first of all to Tomás who was the real protagonist.
There were other clubs besides Inter Milan. But was the Nerazzurro club the first option from the start?
Yes. Even if River Plate, Boca Junior and many big clubs in Europe wanted it, he told me and repeated to the President of Independiente Rivadavia that he wanted to go at any cost to Inter Milan, which was his dream. He didn’t want to miss this opportunity for anything in the world.
What kind of player is Palacios?
He is an aggressive player, fast, very good in one-on-one and has a great air game. Then he has a great first pass, very precise, the fact that he played as midfielder gives him better ball control which is different from players in his role.
Several great Argentines have played in Inter Milan: from Pupi Javier Zanetti to Walter Samuel, through Esteban Cambiasso, Diego Milito and today Lautaro Martínez. What does Tomas think?
He is a fan of the Serie A and has always followed the Inter Milan, for this reason he did not hesitate to choose it, one of the largest clubs in the world of history and today. All those great Argentinian players who have successfully passed through here are what makes it special, and it is a legacy that he wants to carry on to make the Inter Milan always at the top, as they did from Pupi Zanetti until today Lautaro Martinez, who admires a lot.
About Zanetti, was him important in the negotiation?
Pupi is a reference for all the Argentines, an example inside and outside the pitch. And since Palacios arrived in Italy he made him feel affection and was available for any need, we are very grateful to Pupi for the warm welcome.
How were the first days at Inter Milan for Palacios?
Very happy, with so much enthusiasm, he is a very professional guy who loves to train and play. And from the first day he started to train and work hard to get ready for the coach.
Now the Argentine national team?
His biggest dream is to play for the Argentina national team. He has already played for the youth national team and will now try to do so in the senior national team. But he has to go step by step, now learn from the Italian championship that is one of the best in the world, learn from the coach, from the oldest teammates, so he can improve day after day. Palacios will look for its best version. With time the call from Selección will come without any doubt.
Source: (Inter-News.it)